For the next week, Dan made a point of avoiding Susan and Rachel, not wanting to be reminded of his time as a mermaid. Kat was harder to avoid, of course, but she seemed content to leave her brother untransformed for the time.
So Dan was a little surprised when one day at school, Susan came running toward him. "Hey Dan! Great news! My portfolio was the best in the class! Everyone loved you!"
Dan felt himself turning a little red at the thought of everyone seeing him like that, even if no one would recognize him. "I, uh---"
"And it gets better!" Susan continued. "As the top photographer, I'm getting sent to New York to show it at a national students' exhibition! All expenses paid! And as my models, you guys are invited, too!"
"Your... models?"